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Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is a book by Peter Kropotkin on the subject of mutual aid, written while he was living in exile in England. It was first published by William Heinemann in London in October 1902. The individual chapters had originally been published in 1890-96 as a series of essays in the British monthly literary magazine, Nineteenth Century. Written partly in response to Social Darwinism and in particular to Thomas H. Huxley’s Nineteenth Century essay, The Struggle for Exis ...
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Two friends with limited knowledge of cars talk about Initial D, the car anime. For car normies, by car normies. It can't go downhill from there.
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Mark and Alex take turns explaining famous works of Leftist political theory to each other and to their audience in simple, understandable terms
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02 – Mutual aid among animals (continued)
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03 – Mutual aid among animals (continued)
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04 – Mutual aid among savages Chapter 3, Part 1
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05 – Mutual aid among savages Chapter 3, Part 2
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08 – Mutual aid in the mediaeval city (continued)
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10 – Mutual aid amongst ourselves (continued)
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Episode 26: Rudolf Rocker's Anarcho-Syndicalism
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Theory is BACK! In this one, Alex leads Mark on a journey through the philosophy and practice of Anarcho-Syndicalism as told by Rudolf Rocker.
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All Ryosuke knows is sippy coffee, reject offer and be bisexual
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Sorry, long time no see!!! We're back to wrap up First Stage with some respect for Shigeno, a Ryosuke timeline discussion, Takumi dipped in liquid and just a very long list of reasons why this show is good actually. Good vibes only (allegidly) The Funko Pop Funk-OFF Song pick: Beat of the Rising Sun Next time, Initial D Second stage: episodes 1 and…
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Episode 25: Socialist Leaders 1. Thomas Sankara
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Mark and Alex investigate the first in a (non-continuous) series of socialist leaders from the 20th century and beyond. This week, Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso!
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Ryosuke lore. Timeline discussions. Tire vans. Digimon the Movie. The Father. The Son. The Holy Spirit. Gary Oak. Tarzan. Song pick: Night of Fire Next time, Initial D First stage: episodes 23 and 24: "The Last Battle" and "The New Downhill Legend!" Twitter | Tumblr | Join our Discord! Music: Eiffel 65 - Blue Festus - Nissan, Nissan ("Ai se eu te p…
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Episode 24: Kropotkin Returns!!! Human Nature is Good Actually
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Mark and Alex celebrate a year of theory by returning to the bearded chad that started it all. In this second installment of the Kropotkin Saga, the boys discuss the various ways in which mutual aid, rather than competition, has defined our social lives throughout history. Follow us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod Subscribe to our Subreddit: r/wereadt…
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Episode 23: I Was NOT Impressed With Murray Rothbard
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This time the boys don't just read theory, they roast it. Mark and Alex explore the need for material analysis, what it means for an ideology to be incoherent, and why many definitions of freedom are misleading. And what better ideology to examine for this purpose than Libertarianism?
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Wow nice Mob Psycho 100 reference! This is the episode where Ognjen and Wojtek can't focus for more than 5 seconds at a time. Sorry about a few bits, you'll know when you hear it. If you manage to get through this one, congratulations!! Song pick: One Night in Arabia Next time, Initial D First stage: episodes 21 and 22: "Challenge from a Superstar"…
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Episode 22: Errico Malatesta, 19th Century Debate Bro
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Mark and Alex run through Errico Malatesta's cafe dialogues, in which based and breadpilled anarchism enjoyer crushes small-brained conservatives in the arena of ideas Follow us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod Subscribe to our subreddit: r/wereadtheorypod Sources used in this episode: "At the Cafe" by Errico Malatesta https://theanarchistlibrary.org/l…
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Gather up your pitchforks and torches, it's time to cancel Iketani! Welcome to the dreaded water park episode, it's awful. Nakazato goes bowling. What's in that wallet? Oh, y'know ;) Ognjen defends his anime boyfriend. Wojtek jinxes the podcast. Song pick: Wings of Fire Next time, Initial D First stage: episodes 21 and 22: "Challenge from a Superst…
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Episode 21: Why the Government Will Never Run out of Money
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Mark and Alex embark on the perilous journey of attempting to talk about economics without boring everyone to death. In particular, the boys investigate Modern Monetary Theory, a radical and relatively new perspective on money and the state. Follow us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod Subscribe to our subreddit: r/wereadtheorypod Sources used in this ep…
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Iketani's quest for getting some continues (unfortunately). Takumi struggles (surprisingly). There's lesbians (delightful). Wojtek uses the show as a pin coushin. If you're not a fan of completely unrelated 7 minute tangents that are kept in just so Ognjen can make a joke, perhaps this podcast isn't for you! Sorry for the audio in this one! Ognjen …
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Episode 20: I Hate Talking About the Soviet Union
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Mark and Alex take a look at Michael Parenti's "Blackshirts and Reds" Follow us on Twitter : @wereadtheorypod Reach out to us on Reddit: r/wereadtheorypod Sources Referenced in this episode: "Blackshirts and Reds" by Michael Parenti "How Journalists Covered the Rise of Mussolini and Hitler" by John Broich https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-…
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Episode 19: Gramsci, the Political Party, and the Relevance of Machiavelli in the Modern Day
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Mark and Alex cover Antonio Gramsci's advice for political parties and defend the legacy of Machiavelli Follow us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod Come chat with us at r/wereadtheorypod Works referenced in this episode: All by Antonio Gramsci "Brief Notes on Machiavelli’s Politics" "Machiavelli and Marx" "Politics as an Autonomous Science" "Elements of…
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Episode 18: Mental Health and Colonialism
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Mark and Alex take a look at some of the ways in which our mainstream understanding of mental health fails to combat the legacy of colonialism and its effects on the mental health of Indigenous communities Follow us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod Talk with us about the Episode at r/wereadtheorypod Sources discussed in this episode: "Patients' Diversi…
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We had a bit of a rough summer so this episode took a while to edit, sorry! It's time for more bad jokes and speculations on what could Kenji possibly do for a living. Iketani meets a woman and that will definitely not go wrong. Also Wojtek does actually own a Detective Conan volume it just took him a few months to find it. Blame it on the Italians…
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Episode 17: Frantz Fanon's "The Wretched of the Earth"
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Mark and Alex follow Fanon through a decolonial dialectic Follow us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod
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Episode 16: Angela Davis' "Lectures on Liberation"
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Alex stops shitposting for a while to read and discuss Angela Davis' thoughts on freedom with Mark. Twitter: @WeReadTheoryPod Link to literature: https://archive.org/details/AngelaDavis-LecturesOnLiberation/page/n1/mode/2up
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Episode 15: WTF is Dialectical Materialism?
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Mark and Alex attempt at great pain to explain one of the most opaque concepts in Marxism and its implications Follow us on Twitter @wereadtheorypod Works Referenced in this Episode: Socialism: Utopian and Scientific, Frederick Engels Dialectics of Nature, Frederick Engels Dialectical and Historical Materialism, J V Stalin The Materialist Conceptio…
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Episode 14: J Sakai's "Settlers: The Mythology of the White Proletariat"
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Mark and Alex take a walk through American history and learn some interesting lessons about race and class along the way. Follow us on Twitter @wereadtheorypod
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Ever wanted to leave a bad date? Just call Shingo and he's going to be there to wreck it. Ognjen and Wojtek cannot contain their feelings for the Takahashis and that's a warning. Also be on the lookout for the weirdest way to get into the manga industry, the answer WILL surprise you. Song pick: Don't Stand So Close To Me Next time, Initial D First …
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Have you ever seen a horse? Have you noticed akina speed stars shortens to... you know? Shingo is here to bump into the gas station gang in more ways than one. In this episode we discuss car washes in media and media used to create anime backgrounds. Ognjen talks about otherwordly car stickers. Wojtek ruins a perfectly good bit. Song pick: Dancing …
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Click to following along! Happy 25th birthday Initial D! Thank you Shigeno, now the car normies shall rate your manga covers without mercy. Ognjen struggles to form a sentence in English and challenges you to make sense of it. Wojtek has a heated podcasting moment and repeatedly lets his undying bias for Keisuke influence his actions. Twitter | Tum…
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Episode 13.2: Alex Vitale's "The End of Policing" Part 2
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Mark and Alex finish their discussion of Alex Vitale's "The End of Policing," covering the drug war, gang suppression, border policing, and political policing. Follow us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod
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Episode 13.1: Alex Vitale's "The End of Policing" Part 1
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Mark and Alex begin their discussion of defunding police, covering the policing of schools, mental illness, homelessness, and sex work GO FUND ME LINK: gofundme.com/f/heritagetonsorial Follow us on Twitter @wereadtheorypod
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This is the car heavy episode. And the heavy car episode. Song pick: Burning Up For You Next time, Initial D First stage: episodes 11 and 12: "Shingo Arrives!" and "The FR Killer" Twitter | Tumblr | Join our Discord! Music: Ivan Gavrilović - 200 na sat
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Episode (Fuck) 12: Abdullah Öcalan's "Democratic Confederalism"
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Mark and Alex examine the goals and expectations of a communal society as described by Abdullah Öcalan
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Ryosuke said it's my turn on the Xbox
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DONATE TO THE MINNESOTA FREEDOM FUND More charities linked on the MFF page. HYAAH! Ever wanted to yell at people at 4 am in the middle of the road? Keisuke supports you! Everyone in this show has a phd in reverse psychology, but no one can do math when it comes to inheriting pride. Takumi plays 'Where's Waldo: Bunta edition'. Song pick: Save me Nex…
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Episode 11: Murray Bookchin's "The Ecology of Freedom"
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Mark and Alex discuss how our worldview affects our ability to build fair institutions and combat climate catastrophe. Later, the boys put forth a mildly passionate defense of astrology.
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Two bros chilling at 3am on a mountain, 5 feet apart because they're talking shit! Beethoven discovers eurobeat. Anime crimes of their teenage years rear their ugly head. Oh yeah, Spock is there too. Extras Song pick: Back On The Rocks Next time, Initial D First stage: episodes 7 and 8: "Pride Of A Racer" and "Time's Almost Up!" Twitter | Tumblr | …
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Episode 10: Michel Foucault's "Discipline and Punish"
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Mark and Alex discuss the disciplinary society described by Michel Foucault and explore its implications. Contact us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod Listen to our shows on Youtube: wereadtheorypod
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Do you ever talk to your car like it's a horse? Is pizza sauce an appropriate form of censorship? Bribing your son with gasoline is a valid parenting strategy. Ognjen presents Tekken's bizzare lore adventure. The car normies introduce Song of the season and rate post-mortem ways of showing off your car. Extras Song pick: Get me power Next time, Ini…
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Episode 9: Karl Marx's "Critique of the Gotha Programme"
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Picking up where they left off last time, Mark and Alex explore Marx's famous critique step by step Contact us on Twitter: @wereadtheorypod Listen to our shows on Youtube: wereadtheorypod
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Happy birthday Initial D First stage! Should a 12 year old drive a car? What do Dio and Snufkin have in common? Iketani meets his maker for the crimes he hasn't committed yet. The car normies talk about bad naming conventions, cryptid hunting and jumping over the pope. Extras mentioned in this episode Song pick for this episode: Remember me Next ti…
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Episode 8: A (Very) Brief Overview of Marxism
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We all know Marxism is a thing and it's important but what is it exactly? Mark and Alex attempt to answer this question as concisely as possible. Follow us on Twitter @wereadtheorypod
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Ever wondered where Deja Vu came from? Or what inspired multi-track drifting? Ognjen and Wojtek, the car normies, cover how they got into Initial D and why you should watch it. Also in this episode: eurobeat, cute cars, tofu in the trunk and PS1 graphics. Next time, Initial D First stage: episodes 1 and 2: 'The ultimate tofu store drift' and 'Reven…
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Manufacturing Consent Bonus: The KGB Bulgarian Plot to Kill the Pope
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Mark explores the 1981 attempt on the life of Pope John Paul II and the media narratives that formed around it.
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Episode 7: Rosa Luxemburg's "Reform or Revolution?"
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Mark and Alex bridge the social distance to discuss the various shortcomings of a reform-based approach to Socialism.
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Episode 6: Various Definitions of Fascism
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Mark and Alex explore a number of ways Fascism has been defined over time and consider each definition's usefulness in describing and combating Fascism Follow us on Twitter @wereadtheorypod
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